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Total Real Returns

VUG,VIG,VYM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2026-03-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
×
−10.63%
2026-03-20
6.325 TRR
2026-03-20
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
−4.05%
2026-03-20
3.88 TRR
2026-03-20
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+0.74%
2026-03-20
3.212 TRR
2026-03-20
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2026-03-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+471.82%
+9.43%/yr
+11.63%/yr
(R2=0.938)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
+261.62%
+6.87%/yr
+8.77%/yr
(R2=0.944)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+221.24%
+6.22%/yr
+8.03%/yr
(R2=0.904)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2026-03-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$57,181.82
2026-03-20
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$36,162.34
2026-03-20
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$32,124.36
2026-03-20
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG VIG VYM
2026 (YTD) −10.63% −4.05% +0.74%
2025 +16.29% +11.20% +12.43%
2024 +28.97% +13.71% +14.29%
2023 +42.08% +10.80% +3.14%
2022 −37.22% −15.28% −6.49%
2021 +18.97% +15.62% +17.91%
2020 +38.37% +13.89% −0.22%
2019 +33.97% +26.72% +21.29%
2018 −5.13% −3.92% −7.68%
2017 +25.08% +19.69% +14.01%
2016 +4.11% +9.69% +14.66%
2015 +2.49% −2.66% −0.44%
2014 +12.76% +9.27% +12.68%
2013 +30.51% +26.96% +28.15%
2012 +15.02% +9.74% +10.78%
2011 −1.10% +3.10% +7.37%
2010 +15.48% +13.07% +12.54%
2009 +32.52% +16.41% +14.08%
2008 −38.07% −26.76% −31.98%
2007 +8.09% +1.48% −2.63%
2006 +6.51% +8.29% +2.77%
2005 +1.55%
2004 +2.15%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2026-03-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−13.34% −51.47%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
−7.71% −47.74%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−7.10% −57.72%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund